Dream homes

Cove Neck, LI $2.995 million
A new year deserves a new mansion, no? This “custom” cedar residence, encompassing some 7,200 square feet, was just constructed in 2012 and is, naturally, “ready for move-in.” The six-bedroom, 6 1/2-bathroom home has plenty of architectural pizzazz, including “soaring” ceilings and “detailed” millwork. It also happens to sit on an “incredibly private” 4-plus-acre lot with “winter water views” and mooring rights on nearby Long Island Sound, yet it’s “just minutes” to the village of Oyster Bay. Agents: Deborah Tintle Hauser and Pamela Doyle, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s, 631-692-6770, ext. 328 and ext. 213

Clinton Hill $5.85 million
Why settle for a simple brownstone when you can have an entire 31-room Queen Anne/neo-Grecian mansion on Clinton Avenue’s “Gold Coast”? Originally built in 1884 for a Manhattan chemist, the Brooklyn home retains most of its original architectural details and features “majestic columns” out front that hint at the “spectacular” 7,000 square feet of space inside, including 13 bedrooms and seven bathrooms on three levels. Some of the modern updates include a two-car garage, and there’s also a 60-foot-wide front garden. And if all of that isn’t enough, there is additional buildable square footage of up to 5,700 square feet. Agent: Abdul Muid, The Corcoran Group, 718-210-4033

Amagansett, LI
$12.9 million
You can do quite a lot with an acre, when that acre happens to sit amidst “the windswept dunes of Amagansett” and includes some 220 feet of ocean frontage. On this land is where you’ll find a “modern masterpiece” of a home designed by New York Five architect Charles Gwathmey. In its 2,400 square feet are four bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a “completely updated” kitchen and a two-story living room with floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading to three decks with “breathtaking views” of the ocean. With an additional dining area and media room, this home is “the epitome of luxurious Hamptons living.”Agents: Barbara Blumberg and Trudy Schlachter, Douglas Elliman, 631-267-7322 and 212-702-4056